Games Like Prey

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.8%, Sci-fi 16%, FPS 12.5%, Space 11%, Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: This modern remake is Prey’s closest ancestor: a hostile space station, an AI-driven catastrophe, exploration-heavy level design, hacking, upgrades, and multiple approaches to survival.

System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.8%, FPS 17.6%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: Its combination of abandoned-starship horror, RPG progression, psi abilities, resource pressure, and environmental investigation strongly foreshadows Prey.

You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. When a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.

Why similar: Stealth 20.2%, Sci-fi 18.2%, FPS 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Immersive Sim 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers similarly open-ended first-person missions where augmentations, hacking, stealth, combat, and exploration let you solve objectives your own way.

You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

Why similar: Stealth 15.6%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, FPS 9.8%, Futuristic 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its compact, highly detailed hubs reward vent-crawling, hacking, stealth, augment upgrades, and uncovering conspiracies in a way Prey players will recognize.

Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.

Why similar: Stealth 28.8%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, First-Person 13.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Arkane’s other great immersive sim delivers the same pleasure of mastering a densely detailed world with supernatural powers, alternate routes, and reactive systems.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Aliens 14.4%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Horror 14.1%, Space 13.2%, Survival Horror 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures Prey’s isolated space-station dread and exploration-driven survival, with an especially relentless sense of being hunted by an intelligent alien.

DEATHLOOP is a next-gen FPS from Arkane Lyon, the award-winning studio behind Dishonored. In DEATHLOOP, two rival assassins are trapped in a mysterious timeloop on the island of Blackreef, doomed to repeat the same day for eternity.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.2%, FPS 27.5%, Stealth 18.3%, First-Person 11%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: Another Arkane first-person immersive sim, it mixes inventive powers, interconnected environments, environmental clues, and experimental problem solving within a sci-fi mystery.

BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.

Why similar: FPS 23.9%, Horror 14.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Rapture provides a comparably atmospheric, story-rich fallen utopia full of audio logs, plasmid powers, unsettling enemies, and philosophical sci-fi horror.

The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

Why similar: Space 21.7%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Aliens 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This remake provides polished spaceborne survival horror, a catastrophically compromised vessel, resource management, and engrossing environmental storytelling.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Sci-fi 18.8%, Horror 17%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: It trades Prey’s systemic combat for a powerful existential sci-fi horror story set in an isolated research facility overrun by disturbing threats.

Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.2%, Sci-fi 16.7%, FPS 16.1%, Stealth 15%, Space 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This deeply systemic first-person immersive sim centers on creatively possessing machines and manipulating environments to navigate a strange sci-fi facility.

The year is 2052. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.7%, FPS 16%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Stealth 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational cyberpunk immersive sim remains excellent for players who value branching objectives, exploration, upgrades, hacking, stealth, and conspiratorial storytelling.

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Stealth 34%, First-Person 13.5%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, FPS 9.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its layered missions, supernatural toolkit, player-driven routes, and environmental storytelling make it an essential companion for anyone who enjoys Prey’s Arkane design DNA.

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 27.6%, FPS 16.4%, Stealth 16.2%, Survival Horror 15.4%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its intricate, hostile environments and emphasis on stealth, scavenging, secrets, and improvised tools recreate Prey’s tense exploratory problem solving in a gothic setting.

Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.2%, FPS 15.2%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Space 13.4%, Stealth 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This playful but sophisticated space-station immersive sim rewards improvisation with gadgets, vents, security systems, and emergent solutions to dangerous shipboard situations.

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 33.6%, First-Person 16.1%, RPG 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Horror 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Although fantasy-themed, Arkane’s early immersive sim emphasizes tactile environmental interaction, secret-filled spaces, player freedom, and systemic solutions.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Space 24.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Exploration 9.4%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While nonviolent, its spacebound mystery and brilliant environmental investigation capture the satisfaction of slowly understanding an intricately connected alien setting.

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: FPS 18.9%, Horror 10.4%, Stealth 8.6%, Open World 8.6%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its immersive first-person exploration, scavenging, environmental storytelling, and hostile post-apocalyptic journeys offer a grounded alternative to Prey’s survival tension.

In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.

Why similar: FPS 20.2%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Open World 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its retro-futurist research complexes, experimental powers, strange robots, and conspiracy-heavy science-fiction atmosphere make it a natural tonal alternative.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Space 30.2%, Sci-fi 24.6%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a tense space-station mystery built around piecing together what went wrong aboard a remote facility, with a similarly lonely sci-fi atmosphere.

At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 14.6%, Space 14.4%, Sci-fi 12.5%, FPS 11.2%, Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This compact first-person space-horror immersive sim focuses on investigating an abandoned ship, reading environmental clues, and deciding how to handle its survivors.

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: FPS 21.3%, Sci-fi 18%, Aliens 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: The remake’s research-facility disaster, alien threat, scientific setting, and exploratory first-person action make it a strong classic-style counterpart.

Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.3%, FPS 18.7%, Space 17.9%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Stealth 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: It turns derelict spaceship exploration into a stylized roguelite, retaining Prey-like scavenging, navigation decisions, environmental hazards, and alien-infested interiors.

Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: Sci-fi 24.1%, Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its shape-shifting government research complex, paranormal abilities, documents, and escalating mystery echo Prey’s blend of experimentation and unsettling discovery.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.6%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This oppressive first-person survival mystery similarly asks you to investigate a collapsing world, manage scarce resources, and make difficult decisions under constant pressure.

Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with immersive sim elements.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.4%, Sci-fi 20.3%, FPS 18.2%, Stealth 12.3%, First-Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast, retro-styled immersive sim set in a hostile sci-fi environment, it supports stealth, combat, mobility, exploration, and alternative routes through dangerous spaces.

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Space 30%, Sci-fi 28.2%, First-Person 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person puzzle adventure shares Prey’s lunar sci-fi setting, abandoned-station tension, and interest in the ethics of artificial intelligence.

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Sci-fi 14.2%, Space 13.5%, Aliens 12.5%, Stealth 8.9%, Horror 8.6%

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Space 25.3%, Sci-fi 25.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its detailed orbital station and richly realized crew mystery reward close environmental observation, making it ideal for players who loved exploring Talos we’s story.

In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG.

Why similar: FPS 33.7%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Sci-fi 15.1%, RPG 9.4%, First-Person 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its bizarre cyberpunk world offers extensive augmentations, hacking, psychic abilities, nonlinear missions, and a dense experimental-sci-fi mood.

The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 36.8%, Stealth 22.3%, First-Person 11.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This nonviolent immersive sim focuses on investigating a conspiracy through schedules, access, observation, and physical environmental interaction rather than scripted solutions.

You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Space 20.4%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Aliens 9.1%

Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Stealth 8.6%, Story Rich 8.6%

Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

Why similar: Space 17.5%, Horror 16.8%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Aliens 11.7%

Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.1%, FPS 15.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Horror 9.9%, Survival Horror 9.3%

Fight overwhelming odds to escape a secret TranStar moon base where the enemies you encounter, the hazards you face, the goals you complete, and the loot you collect are different each time you play. With changing environments as dangerous as they are dynamic, the Mooncrash campaign for Prey will offer a fun, infinitely replayable...

Why similar: FPS 59.1%, Action 40.9%

From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.

Why similar: Stealth 28.1%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, First-Person 13.2%, FPS 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

Why similar: Space 24.7%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Horror 17.4%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Story Rich 6.9%

A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.

Why similar: FPS 29.4%, Horror 19.7%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Space 9.6%, First-Person 6.9%

Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.3%, Sci-fi 16.1%, FPS 13.1%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 5.9%

BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

Why similar: FPS 29.1%, Horror 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Story Rich 10.1%

In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

Why similar: FPS 23.6%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 8.8%, First-Person 8%

Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

Why similar: FPS 38%, Sci-fi 12.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Stealth 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.2%

The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Sci-fi 21.9%, Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Futuristic 9.3%

Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ is a standalone prequel to the critically acclaimed first-person action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein®: The New Order. This adventure spans eight chapters and features the hallmarks of MachineGames – thrilling action, immersive story, and intense FPS combat.

Why similar: FPS 33%, Stealth 16.3%, First-Person 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%

America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.

Why similar: FPS 32.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Stealth 9.8%, Story Rich 9.3%

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Sci-fi 30.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, First-Person 15.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Story Rich 12.5%

Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

Why similar: Space 32.4%, Sci-fi 21%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Aliens 8.4%

Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

Why similar: Space 29.7%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Open World 10.2%, First-Person 7%, Exploration 6.7%

Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.

Why similar: Sci-fi 41.5%, RPG 12.4%, Action 11%, Open World 9.3%, Futuristic 6.1%

Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Survival Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Stealth 10%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.

Why similar: FPS 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Sci-fi 13.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Action 5.7%

Approximately 20 years after Deus Ex, the world is only beginning to recover from a catastrophic worldwide depression. In this techno-nightmare, take part in the dark struggle to raise the world from its own ashes.

Why similar: FPS 21.2%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Stealth 14.9%, RPG 5%

The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Why similar: Sci-fi 20.8%, Space 16%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Horror 8.5%

You arrive at Mars Site-113, a decaying monument to the SCP Foundation's ambition—and its failures. Once the most secure facility, now a cradle of horrors calling you to uncover its secrets. Face relentless anomalies, humanity's darkest truths, and a mission that demands survival above all else.

Why similar: Space 14.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, FPS 12.7%, Horror 9.7%, Stealth 9.5%

Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

Why similar: Space 24.7%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Horror 18.6%, First-Person 8.1%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

Why similar: Aliens 15.1%, FPS 14.7%, Sci-fi 14%, Horror 10.7%, Futuristic 8.8%